Display Operation Method and Apparatus, User Interface, and Storage Medium

ABSTRACT

A display operation method and apparatus, a user interface, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: when a user interface displayed on a display is a multimedia application interface, obtaining a touch action that acts on a touch-sensitive surface, and obtaining touch information about the touch action. The method also includes recognizing an operation behavior according to the touch information. The method also includes executing the operation behavior, and displaying a user interface for the operation behavior on the display.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This patent application is a national phase filing under section 371 ofPCT/CN2015/088773, filed Sep. 1, 2015, which is incorporated herein byreference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Embodiments of the present invention relate to electronics technologies,and in particular, to a display operation method and apparatus, a userinterface, and a storage medium.

BACKGROUND

With development of electronics technologies, the use of portableelectronic devices is increasingly extensive. By virtue of its easyoperation, a display that has a touch-sensitive surface is widelyapplied to various portable electronic devices. Most video recorders orelectronic devices with a video recording function use a display thathas a touch-sensitive surface. During video recording, a user may needto draw graffiti on a video, for example, circle a part to be focusedon.

In the prior art, during video recording, the user can enter a graffitiinterface by invoking a graffiti function. After the graffiti interfaceis displayed, all function keys on the display are invalid, and graffitiis drawn on a video picture under recording by tracing the user'soperation track on the display.

However, when the foregoing method is used for graffiti, if the userneeds to use another function key on the display to perform anoperation, such as pausing or adjusting luminance, the user needs tofirst exit the graffiti interface, and then perform a correspondingoperation. For similar operations, the user interacts with the displayby using many steps, and user experience needs to be improved.

SUMMARY

Embodiments of the present invention provide a display operation methodand apparatus, a user interface, and a storage medium, to simplify useroperation steps and improve man-machine interaction experience.

According to a first aspect, an embodiment of the present inventionprovides a display operation method. The method is applied to a portableelectronic device. The electronic device includes a display that has atouch-sensitive surface. The method includes: when a user interfacedisplayed on the display is a multimedia application interface,obtaining a touch action that acts on the touch-sensitive surface, andobtaining touch information about the touch action. The method alsoincludes recognizing an operation behavior according to the touchinformation. The method also includes executing the operation behavior,and displaying a user interface for the operation behavior on thedisplay.

With reference to the first aspect, in a first possible implementationof the first aspect, the touch information includes: a grid capacitancevalue on the touch-sensitive surface that is generated by the touchaction that acts on the touch-sensitive surface, a quantity of gridswith a non-zero capacitance value, and an acceleration signal in aZ-axis direction.

With reference to the first possible implementation of the first aspect,in a second possible implementation of the first aspect, the recognizingan operation behavior according to the touch information includes:recognizing the operation behavior as a first operation behavior whenthe grid capacitance value on the touch-sensitive surface that isgenerated by the touch action that acts on the touch-sensitive surfacemeets a first preset capacitance value range, the quantity of grids witha non-zero capacitance value is less than a preset value, and theacceleration signal in the Z-axis direction falls within a first presetacceleration range.

According to a second aspect, an embodiment of the present inventionprovides a portable electronic device. The electronic device includes adisplay, where the display has a touch-sensitive surface. The electronicdevice also includes an acceleration sensor, configured to obtain anacceleration in a Z-axis direction. The electronic device also includesa memory, configured to store an instruction. The electronic device alsoincludes a processor, where the processor invokes the instruction storedin the memory to: when a user interface displayed on the display is amultimedia application interface, obtain a touch action that acts on thetouch-sensitive surface, and obtain touch information about the touchaction; recognize an operation behavior according to the touchinformation; and execute the operation behavior, and display a userinterface for the operation behavior on the display.

With reference to the second aspect, in a first possible implementationof the second aspect, the touch information includes: a grid capacitancevalue on the touch-sensitive surface that is generated by the touchaction that acts on the touch-sensitive surface, a quantity of gridswith a non-zero capacitance value, and an acceleration signal in aZ-axis direction.

With reference to the first possible implementation of the secondaspect, in a second possible implementation of the second aspect, therecognizing an operation behavior according to the touch informationincludes: recognizing the operation behavior as a first operationbehavior when the grid capacitance value on the touch-sensitive surfacethat is generated by the touch action that acts on the touch-sensitivesurface meets a first preset capacitance value range, the quantity ofgrids with a non-zero capacitance value is less than a preset value, andthe acceleration signal in the Z-axis direction falls within a firstpreset acceleration range.

According to a third aspect, an embodiment of the present inventionprovides a display operation apparatus. The apparatus includes anobtaining module, configured to: when a user interface displayed on adisplay is a multimedia application interface, obtain a touch actionthat acts on a touch-sensitive surface of the display, and obtain touchinformation about the touch action. The apparatus also includes arecognition module, configured to recognize an operation behavioraccording to the touch information. The apparatus also includes anexecution module, configured to: execute the operation behavior, anddisplay a user interface for the operation behavior on the display.

With reference to the third aspect, in a first possible implementationof the third aspect, the touch information includes: a grid capacitancevalue on the touch-sensitive surface that is generated by the touchaction that acts on the touch-sensitive surface, a quantity of gridswith a non-zero capacitance value, and an acceleration signal in aZ-axis direction.

With reference to the first possible implementation of the third aspect,in a second possible implementation of the third aspect, the recognitionmodule is specifically configured to: recognize the operation behavioras a first operation behavior when the grid capacitance value on thetouch-sensitive surface that is generated by the touch action that actson the touch-sensitive surface meets a first preset capacitance valuerange, the quantity of grids with a non-zero capacitance value is lessthan a preset value, and the acceleration signal in the Z-axis directionfalls within a first preset acceleration range.

According to a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present inventionprovides a user interface on a portable electronic device, where theportable electronic device includes a display, a memory, and a processorconfigured to execute an instruction stored in the memory. The displayhas a touch-sensitive surface. The user interface includes a userinterface, used to display a multimedia application. When the userinterface displayed on the display is a multimedia applicationinterface, a touch action that acts on the touch-sensitive surface isobtained, and touch information about the touch action is obtained, anoperation behavior is recognized according to the touch information, andthe operation behavior is executed, and a user interface for theoperation behavior is displayed on the display.

According to a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present inventionprovides a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium for storing oneor more programs, where the one or more programs include an instruction,and when the instruction is executed by a portable electronic deviceincluding a display that has a touch-sensitive surface, the portableelectronic device is enabled to execute the following events: when auser interface displayed on the display is a multimedia applicationinterface, obtaining a touch action that acts on the touch-sensitivesurface, and obtaining touch information about the touch action;recognizing an operation behavior according to the touch information;and executing the operation behavior, and displaying a user interfacefor the operation behavior on the display.

The embodiments of the present invention provide the display operationmethod and apparatus, the user interface, and the storage medium. Thedisplay operation method may be applied to a portable electronic device,and the portable electronic device includes a display that has atouch-sensitive surface. When a user interface displayed on the displayis a multimedia application interface, a touch action that acts on thetouch-sensitive surface is obtained, and touch information about thetouch action is obtained; an operation behavior is recognized accordingto the touch information; and the operation behavior is executed, and auser interface for the operation behavior is displayed on the display.The technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the presentinvention simplify user operation steps and improve man-machineinteraction experience.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the presentinvention more clearly, the following briefly describes the accompanyingdrawings required for describing the embodiments or the prior art.Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description showmerely some embodiments of the present invention, and a person ofordinary skill in the art may still derive other drawings from theseaccompanying drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of a portableelectronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an external structure of a portableelectronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a display operation method accordingto an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a simplified schematic diagram of an internal structure of aportable electronic device according to another embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a function structure of a displayoperation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram of a user interface on a portableelectronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;and

FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram of another user interface on a portableelectronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS

The following describes the technical solutions in the embodiments ofthe present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in theembodiments of the present invention. Apparently, the describedembodiments are merely some but not all of the embodiments of thepresent invention. All other embodiments obtained by a person ofordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the presentinvention without creative efforts shall fall within the protectionscope of the present invention.

A display operation method provided in the embodiments of the presentinvention may be applied to a portable electronic device, and theportable electronic device includes a display that has a touch-sensitivesurface. When a user interface displayed on the display is a multimediaapplication interface, a touch action that acts on the touch-sensitivesurface is obtained, and touch information about the touch action isobtained; an operation behavior is recognized according to the touchinformation; and the operation behavior is executed, and a userinterface for the operation behavior is displayed on the display.Multimedia application may be video recording, video playing, textreading, or a like application scenario, so that the portable electronicdevice can recognize an operation behavior according to the touchinformation and then execute the operation behavior. In this way, useroperation steps are simplified, and man-machine interaction experienceis improved.

The following describes the technical solutions of the present inventionin detail by using specific embodiments. The following specificembodiments may be combined with each other, and the same or similarconcepts or processes may be not repeated in some embodiments.

For ease of description, in the embodiments of the present invention, aportable electronic device 100 that includes a touch-sensitive displayunit is used as an example for description. It can be understood by aperson skilled in the art that, the embodiments of the present inventionare also applicable to other apparatuses, such as a handheld device, anin-vehicle device, a wearable device, a computing device, and variousforms of user equipment (UE), mobile stations (MS), terminals, andterminal equipment.

The electronic device 100 may support multiple applications, such astext applications (such as an email application, a blog application, anda web browsing application). The touch-sensitive display unit of theelectronic device 100 may intuitively display user interfaces of theapplications. Various applications can be executed by using thetouch-sensitive display unit of the electronic device 100.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of a portableelectronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.The electronic device 100 may include components such as a display 130that has a touch-sensitive surface, an acceleration sensor 151, anoptical proximity sensor 152, an ambient light sensor 153, a memory 120,a processor 190, a radio frequency unit no, an audio circuit 160, aspeaker 161, a microphone 162, a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) module 170, aBluetooth module 180, a power supply 193, and an external interface 197.

A person skilled in the art may understand that, FIG. 1 is merely anexample of the portable electronic device, and does not constitute anylimitation to the portable electronic device. Instead, the portableelectronic device may include components more or less than those shownin the figure, or combine some components, or have different components.

The display 130 that has a touch-sensitive surface is sometimes known asa “touchscreen” for convenience, or may be known as a touch-sensitivedisplay system or a touch-sensitive display unit. The display 130 thathas a touch-sensitive surface includes a touch-sensitive surface and adisplay screen, and can display a screen interface and receive a touchaction.

The display 130 that has a touch-sensitive surface provides an inputinterface and an output interface between a device and a user. Thedisplay 130 that has a touch-sensitive surface can collect a touchoperation on or near the display 130, for example, an operationperformed by the user on or near the display 130 that has atouch-sensitive surface by using any suitable object, such as a finger,a joint, or a stylus. The display 130 that has a touch-sensitive surfacemay detect a touch action on the touch-sensitive display unit, a gridcapacitance value on the touch-sensitive display unit, and contactcoordinates; send the touch action, the grid capacitance value on thetouch-sensitive display unit, and the contact coordinate information tothe processor 190; and receive a command sent by the processor 190 andexecute the command. The display 130 that has a touch-sensitive surfacedisplays visual output. The visual output may include a graph, a text,an icon, a video, and any combination thereof (collectively referred toas “graphics”). In some embodiments, some visual output or all visualoutput may be corresponding to a user interface object.

The display 130 that has a touch-sensitive surface may use a liquidcrystal display (LCD) technology, a light emitting polymer display (LPD)technology, or a light emitting diode (LED) technology. However, anotherdisplay technology may be used in another embodiment. The display 130that has a touch-sensitive surface may use any of multiple known orto-be-developed touch sensing technologies, and another proximity sensorarray or another element for determining one or more points that are incontact with the display 130 that has a touch-sensitive surface, todetect contact and any motion or interrupt. The multiple touch andsensing technologies include but are not limited to capacitive,resistive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave technologies. In anexample embodiment, a projected mutual capacitance sensing technology isused.

The user may use any suitable object or accessory, such as a stylus, afinger, or a joint, to touch the display 130 that has a touch-sensitivesurface. In some embodiments, a user interface is designed to workmainly with joint-based contact and gestures. In some embodiments, thedevice translates joint-based rough input as an accurate pointer/cursorlocation or a command to execute an action expected by the user.

In some embodiments, in addition to the display 130 that has atouch-sensitive surface, the device wo may include a touchpad (notshown) used for activating or deactivating a specific function. In someembodiments, the touchpad is a touch-sensitive area of the device. Thetouch-sensitive area is different from the display 130 that has atouch-sensitive surface, and does not display visual output. Thetouchpad may be a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from thedisplay 130 that has a touch-sensitive surface, or an extending part ofa touch-sensitive surface that is formed by the display that has atouch-sensitive surface.

The acceleration sensor 151 may detect a magnitude of acceleration ineach direction (generally three axes). In addition, the accelerationsensor 151 may be further configured to detect a magnitude and adirection of gravity of a terminal in a stationary state, and may beapplied to an application that recognizes a mobile phone posture (forexample, shift between a landscape orientation and a portraitorientation, related games, and magnetometer posture calibration), avibration recognition-related function (such as a pedometer and astroke), and the like. In this embodiment of the present invention, theacceleration sensor 151 is configured to obtain a gravity acceleration,in a Z-axis direction, of a touch action that the user touches thetouch-sensitive display unit.

The electronic device wo may further include one or more opticalproximity sensors 152, configured to: when the electronic device wo isclose to the user (for example, when the user holds a phone close to anear for a call), deactivate and disable a touch function of thetouch-sensitive surface to prevent a misoperation of the user on thetouch-sensitive display unit. The electronic device wo may furtherinclude one or more ambient light sensors 153, configured to: when theelectronic device wo is located in a pocket of the user or in anotherdark area, keep the touch-sensitive display unit off, to prevent theelectronic device wo from consuming unnecessary battery power or from amisoperation when in a locked state. In some embodiments, the opticalproximity sensor and the ambient light sensor may be integrated into onecomponent or may be two independent components. Other sensors, such as agyroscope, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, and an infraredsensor, may be further disposed in the electronic device 100, anddetails are not described herein. Although FIG. 1 shows the opticalproximity sensor and the ambient light sensor, it can be understood thatthe optical proximity sensor and the ambient light sensor are notmandatory parts of the electronic device wo and may be absolutelyomitted according to a requirement without changing the essence of thepresent invention.

The memory 120 may be configured to store instructions and data, and thememory 120 may mainly include an instruction storage area and a datastorage area. The data storage area may store a correspondence betweentouch information and an operation behavior, and the instruction storagearea may store instructions required for an operating system and atleast one function. The instructions may enable the processor 190 toperform the following method: when a user interface displayed on thedisplay is a multimedia application interface, obtaining a touch actionthat acts on the touch-sensitive surface, and obtaining touchinformation about the touch action; recognizing an operation behavioraccording to the touch information; and executing the operationbehavior, and displaying a user interface for the operation behavior onthe display.

The processor 190 is a control center of the electronic device 100, isconnected to each part of an entire mobile phone by using variousinterfaces and lines, and by running or executing the instructionsstored in the memory 120 and invoking the data stored in the memory 120,executes various functions of the electronic device 100 and processesdata, so as to monitor the entire mobile phone. Optionally, theprocessor 190 may include one or more processing units. Preferably, anapplication processor and a modem processor may be integrated into theprocessor 190. The application processor mainly processes an operatingsystem, a user interface, an application, and so on, and the modemprocessor mainly processes wireless communication. It can be understoodthat the foregoing modem processor may be not integrated into theprocessor 190. In some embodiments, the processor and the memory may beimplemented on a single chip, and in some embodiments, they may beimplemented separately on independent chips. In this embodiment of thepresent invention, the processor 190 is further configured to invoke theinstructions in the memory to: when a user interface displayed on thedisplay is a multimedia application interface, obtain a touch actionthat acts on the touch-sensitive surface, and obtain touch informationabout the touch action; recognize an operation behavior according to thetouch information; and execute the operation behavior, and display auser interface for the operation behavior.

The radio frequency (RF) unit 110 may be configured to receive and sendinformation, or receive and send a signal during a call, and inparticular, after receiving downlink information of a base station, sendthe downlink information to the processor 190 for processing; and sendrelated uplink data to the base station. Generally, an RF circuitincludes but is not limited to an antenna, at least one amplifier, atransceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier (LNA), a duplexer, and thelike. In addition, the radio frequency unit no may also communicate witha network device and another device by means of radio communication. Anycommunications standard or protocol may be used during radiocommunication, including but not limited to Global System for MobileCommunications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), Code DivisionMultiple Access (CDMA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA),Long Term Evolution (LTE), email, a short message service (SMS), and thelike.

The audio circuit 160, the loudspeaker 161, and the microphone 162 mayprovide an audio interface between the user and the electronic device100. The audio circuit 160 may transmit, to the loudspeaker 161, anelectrical signal that is obtained by converting received audio data,and the loudspeaker 161 converts the electrical signal into an acousticsignal and outputs the acoustic signal. In addition, the microphone 162converts a collected acoustic signal into an electrical signal; theaudio circuit 160 receives the electrical signal, converts theelectrical signal into audio data, and outputs the audio data to theprocessor 190 for processing; and processed audio data is sent to, forexample, another terminal by using the radio frequency unit no, or theaudio data is output to the memory 120 for further processing. The audiocircuit may further include a headset jack 163, configured to provide aconnection interface between the audio circuit and a headset.

Wi-Fi is a short-range wireless transmission technology. By using theWi-Fi module 170, the electronic device 100 may help a user to send orreceive an email, browse a web page, access streaming media, and thelike. The Wi-Fi module 170 provides wireless broadband Internet accessfor the user. Although FIG. 1 shows the Wi-Fi module 170, it can beunderstood that the Wi-Fi module 170 is not a mandatory part of theelectronic device 100 and may be absolutely omitted according to arequirement without changing the essence of the present invention.

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology. TheBluetooth technology can effectively simplify communication betweenmobile communications terminal devices, such as a palmtop computer, anotebook computer, and a mobile phone, and can successfully simplifycommunication between the foregoing devices and the Internet (Internet).By using the Bluetooth module 180, the electronic device wo implementsfaster and more efficient data transmission between the electronicdevice wo and the Internet, expanding the road for wirelesscommunication. The Bluetooth technology is an open solution that canachieve wireless voice and data transmission. Although FIG. 1 shows theWi-Fi module 170, it can be understood that the Wi-Fi module 170 is nota mandatory part of the electronic device 100 and may be absolutelyomitted according to a requirement without changing the essence of thepresent invention.

The electronic device wo further includes the power supply 193 (such asa battery) that supplies power to all components. Preferably, the powersupply may be logically connected to the processor 190 by using a powersupply management system, to implement functions such as charging anddischarging management, and power consumption management by using thepower supply management system.

The electronic device wo further includes the external interface 197.The external interface may be a standard micro USB interface or amulti-pin connector, and may be used for communication between theelectronic device wo and another apparatus, or used for connecting acharger to charge the electronic device 100.

Although not shown, the electronic device wo may further include acamera, a camera flash, and so on, and details are not described herein.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an external structure of a portableelectronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.In this embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device womay include a display 130 that has a touch-sensitive surface, anacceleration sensor 151, a volume control key 132, an on/off key 133, amicrophone 162, a speaker 161, an external interface 197, and a headsetjack 163. The display 130 that has a touch-sensitive surface may displayone or more graphs in a user interface 200, and receive touch input of auser, for example, receive a touch by a finger 202 of the user. Usingthe display 130 that has a touch-sensitive surface as a primary input orcontrol apparatus for operating the electronic device wo can reduce aquantity of physical input or control apparatuses on the electronicdevice 100. In the embodiments of the present invention, the displaythat has a touch-sensitive surface may be known as a “menu button”. Insome other embodiments, the “menu button” may be a physical button oranother physical input or control apparatus. The acceleration sensor 151is configured to obtain a gravity acceleration, in a Z axis, of a touchaction performed by the user on the display that has a touch-sensitivesurface. The on/off key 133 is touched and held until a predeterminedtime interval is reached, to switch on or off a power supply of theelectronic device 100. The on/off key 133 is touched and held, and thenreleased before a predetermined time interval is reached, to lock theelectronic device 100. In other embodiments, a microphone 162 may befurther configured to receive voice input for activating some functions.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a display operation method accordingto an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, thedisplay operation method provided in this embodiment of the presentinvention is applied to a portable electronic device. The electronicdevice includes a display that has a touch-sensitive surface. Thedisplay operation method provided in this embodiment of the presentinvention includes the following steps.

S301: When a user interface displayed on the display is a multimediaapplication interface, obtain a touch action that acts on atouch-sensitive surface, and obtain touch information about the touchaction.

For example, the multimedia application interface may be an applicationinterface that displays video recording, video playing, a web page, ablog, a text, and so on.

The display that has a touch-sensitive surface may obtain a touch actionof a user and touch information by using multiple touch sensingtechnologies, including but not limited to capacitive, resistive,infrared, and surface acoustic wave technologies. The touch action maybe tapping, moving, flicking, or the like.

In one implementation, the touch information may include: a gridcapacitance value on the touch-sensitive surface that is generated bythe touch action that acts on the touch-sensitive surface, a quantity ofgrids with a non-zero capacitance value, and an acceleration signal in aZ-axis direction.

S302: Recognize an operation behavior according to the touchinformation.

Different touch information may be corresponding to different operationbehaviors. A correspondence between touch information and an operationbehavior may be predefined in the portable electronic device. Thecorrespondence between touch information and an operation behavior maybe pre-stored in a memory (for example, the memory 120 in FIG. 1).

Optionally, the operation behavior in this embodiment of the presentinvention may include a first operation behavior or a second operationbehavior. The first operation behavior may be a graffiti behavior. Thesecond operation behavior may be a function selection behavior. In thegraffiti behavior, a user may annotate or circle content in themultimedia application interface displayed on the display. In thefunction selection behavior, the user may trigger a correspondingfunction at a user's touch location of the user on the display. In videoplaying, for example, the function selection behavior may include but isnot limited to pausing, playing, stopping, and luminance adjusting.After obtaining the touch information about the touch action, theportable electronic device may recognize, according to the presetcorrespondence between touch information and an operation behavior, anoperation behavior corresponding to the obtained touch information. Forexample, the correspondence between touch information and an operationbehavior may be predefined and pre-stored in the memory (for example,the memory 120 in FIG. 1). First touch information is corresponding tothe graffiti behavior, and second touch information is corresponding tothe function selection behavior. When obtained touch information about afirst touch action matches the first touch information, an operationbehavior corresponding to the first touch information is recognized as agraffiti behavior by looking up the correspondence between touchinformation and an operation behavior that is stored in the memory.Then, it is considered that the touch information about the first touchaction is corresponding to the graffiti behavior. When obtained touchinformation about a second touch action matches the second touchinformation, an operation behavior corresponding to the second touchinformation is recognized as a function selection behavior by looking upthe correspondence between touch information and an operation behaviorthat is stored in the memory. Then, it is considered that the touchinformation about the second touch action is corresponding to thefunction selection behavior.

In one implementation, the touch information includes: a gridcapacitance value on the touch-sensitive surface that is generated bythe touch action that acts on the touch-sensitive surface, a quantity ofgrids with a non-zero capacitance value, and an acceleration signal in aZ-axis direction. When the grid capacitance value on the touch-sensitivesurface that is generated by the touch action that acts on thetouch-sensitive surface meets a first preset capacitance value range,the quantity of grids with a non-zero capacitance value is less than apreset value, and the acceleration signal in the Z-axis direction fallswithin a first preset acceleration range, the touch information aboutthe touch action is recognized as the first touch information. When thegrid capacitance value on the touch-sensitive surface that is generatedby the touch action that acts on the touch-sensitive surface meets asecond preset capacitance value range, the quantity of grids with anon-zero capacitance value is greater than a preset value, and theacceleration signal in the Z-axis direction falls within a second presetacceleration range, the touch information about the touch action isrecognized as the second touch information.

For example, a correspondence between the first touch information and agraffiti behavior and a correspondence between the second touchinformation and a function selection behavior are predefined, and acorrespondence between touch information and an operation behavior isstored in the memory (for example, the memory 120 in FIG. 1). When touchinformation about a touch action that acts on the touch-sensitivesurface matches the first touch information, an operation behaviorcorresponding to the first touch information is recognized as a graffitibehavior by looking up the correspondence between touch information andan operation behavior that is stored in the memory. When touchinformation about a touch action that acts on the touch-sensitivesurface matches the second touch information, an operation behaviorcorresponding to the second touch information is recognized as afunction selection behavior by looking up the correspondence betweentouch information and an operation behavior that is stored in thememory.

Optionally, when the touch action is recognized as a joint touch actionor a finger touch action according to the touch information, anoperation behavior is recognized by further looking up a correspondencebetween a touch action and an operation behavior that is stored in thememory. For example, a correspondence between a joint touch action and agraffiti behavior and a correspondence between a finger touch action anda function selection behavior are predefined, and a correspondencebetween touch information and an operation behavior is stored in thememory. When a joint touch action that acts on the touch-sensitivesurface is obtained, an operation behavior corresponding to the jointtouch action is recognized as a graffiti behavior by looking up thecorrespondence between touch action and an operation behavior that isstored in the memory. When a finger touch action that acts on thetouch-sensitive surface is obtained, an operation behavior correspondingto the finger touch action is recognized as a function selectionbehavior by looking up the correspondence between touch action and anoperation behavior that is stored in the memory.

For example, when the grid capacitance value on the touch-sensitivesurface that is generated by the touch action that acts on thetouch-sensitive surface meets a first preset capacitance value range,the quantity of grids with a non-zero capacitance value is less than apreset value, and the acceleration signal in the Z-axis direction fallswithin a first preset acceleration range, the touch action is recognizedas a joint touch action. For example, the first preset capacitance valuerange may be less than or equal to 0.42 pF, the preset value may be 7,and the first preset acceleration range may be greater than 3 g, where gis a gravity acceleration. When the grid capacitance value on thetouch-sensitive surface that is generated by the touch action that actson the touch-sensitive surface is less than or equal to 0.42 pF, thequantity of grids with a non-zero capacitance value is less than 7, andthe acceleration signal in the Z-axis direction is greater than 3 g, thetouch action may be recognized as a joint touch action. It should benoted that the joint touch action in the embodiments of the presentinvention is not necessarily triggered by a joint, and may be triggeredby a user by stroking the display that has a surface-sensitive surfacevery fast with another object. Any action that meets the foregoingdetermining criterion may be referred to as a joint touch action. Thecorrespondence between a joint touch action and a graffiti behavior ispredefined, and the correspondence between touch information and anoperation behavior is stored in the memory (for example, the memory 120in FIG. 1). When obtained touch information about the touch action thatacts on the touch-sensitive surface matches the joint touch action, anoperation behavior corresponding to the joint touch action is recognizedas a graffiti behavior by looking up the correspondence between touchinformation and an operation behavior that is stored in the memory.

For example, when the grid capacitance value on the touch-sensitivesurface that is generated by the touch action that acts on thetouch-sensitive surface meets a second preset capacitance value range,the quantity of grids with a non-zero capacitance value is greater thana preset value, and the acceleration signal in the Z-axis directionfalls within a second preset acceleration range, the touch action isrecognized as a finger touch action. For example, when the gridcapacitance value on the touch-sensitive surface that is generated bythe touch action that acts on the touch-sensitive surface is greaterthan 0.42 pF, the quantity of grids with a non-zero capacitance value isgreater than 7, and the acceleration signal in the Z-axis direction isless than 3 g, the touch action may be recognized as a finger touchaction. A correspondence between a finger touch action and a functionselection behavior is predefined, and the correspondence between touchinformation and an operation behavior is stored in the memory. Whenobtained touch information about the touch action that acts on thetouch-sensitive surface matches the finger touch action, an operationbehavior corresponding to the finger touch action is recognized as afunction selection behavior by looking up the correspondence betweentouch information and an operation behavior that is stored in thememory.

It should be noted that, determining whether the acceleration signal inthe Z-axis direction falls within the first preset acceleration rangemay be implemented by determining whether the acceleration signal in theZ-axis direction is within the first preset acceleration range in apreset time (for example, 5 ms).

S303: Execute the operation behavior, and display a user interface forthe operation behavior on the display.

For example, the operation behavior is executed according to therecognized user operation behavior. The portable electronic devicedisplays the user interface for the operation behavior on the display.For example, when the operation behavior is recognized as a graffitibehavior, the graffiti behavior is executed, and the user interface forthe graffiti behavior is displayed. Alternatively, when the operationbehavior is recognized as a function selection behavior, the functionselection behavior is executed, and the user interface for the functionselection behavior is displayed.

Optionally, that when the operation behavior is recognized as a graffitibehavior, the graffiti behavior is executed, and the user interface forthe graffiti behavior is displayed on the display maybe: A multimediaapplication interface is displayed, and a graffiti track of the graffitibehavior in the multimedia application interface is displayedsimultaneously. The track may be a line segment, a circle, a text, orthe like. A color and a thickness of the track may be preset in theelectronic device. For example, the color of the track may be set asblue, and the thickness of the tracks is set as 3 pt (Point). Then, whena user draws graffiti according to an actual requirement, a track in thecolor of blue and the thickness of 3 pt is displayed. If the operationbehavior is recognized as a second operation behavior according to thetouch information, for example, when the second operation behavior is afunction selection behavior, the function selection behavior isexecuted, and a user interface triggered by a corresponding function isdisplayed on the display according to a location at which the userperforms the touch operation.

The following will provide descriptions by using an example in which thedisplay operation method provided in this embodiment of the presentinvention is applied to a scenario in which a user performs videorecording by using a portable electronic device. For example, after theuser enables a video recording function of the portable electronicdevice, a user interface displayed on the display is a video recordinginterface. During the video recording, when a touch action that acts ona touch-sensitive surface is obtained, touch information about the touchaction is obtained, and the touch action is further recognized as ajoint touch action. According to a correspondence between touchinformation and an operation behavior that is stored in the memory, anoperation behavior corresponding to the joint touch action is a graffitibehavior, the graffiti behavior is executed, and a graffiti interface isdisplayed on the display. The graffiti interface may display a motiontrack of the touch action that acts on the display interface, and thetrack may be circling a recorded object, or annotating or describing auser interface in texts.

When the first operation behavior is executed, and the user interfacefor the first operation behavior is displayed, for example, for agraffiti behavior, luminance of the display needs to be adjusted due toan ambient luminance change, the user may use a finger to touch thedisplay, and touch a function button for adjusting luminance on thedisplay to adjust the luminance. The portable electronic device obtainstouch information about the touch action that acts on thetouch-sensitive surface, recognizes the touch action of touching thedisplay as a finger touch action, and recognizes, according to thecorrespondence between a touch action and an operation behavior that ispre-stored in the memory, an operation behavior corresponding to thefinger touch action as a second operation behavior. For example, for afunction selection behavior, the portable electronic device executes,according to a touch location, a luminance adjusting function of thefunction selection behavior, and displays a user interface for adjustingthe luminance on the touchscreen. It should be noted that a graffitioperation of the user and a function selection operation of the user maybe performed simultaneously. For example, when adjusting the luminanceby a finger touch, the user executes a graffiti behavior by a jointtouch.

The display operation method provided in this embodiment of the presentinvention may be applied to a portable electronic device, and theportable electronic device includes a display that has a touch-sensitivesurface. When the user interface displayed on the display is amultimedia application interface, a touch action that acts on thetouch-sensitive surface is obtained, and touch information about thetouch action is obtained; an operation behavior is recognized accordingto the touch information; and the operation behavior is executed, and auser interface for the operation behavior is displayed on the display.The multimedia application interface may be an application interfacethat displays video recording, video playing, a web page, a blog, atext, and so on. In this way, user operation steps are simplified, andman-machine interaction experience is improved. Further, an operationbehavior of a user, for example, a graffiti behavior or a functionselection behavior, can be recognized according to touch informationabout the touch action of the user, and then the operation behavior isexecuted. When the graffiti behavior is performed, the functionselection behavior may be recognized according to the touch information;when the function selection behavior is performed, the graffiti behaviormay be recognized according to the touch information. The correspondingoperation behavior is executed, and a user interface for the operationbehavior is displayed. In this way, user operation steps are simplified,and man-machine interaction experience is further improved.

FIG. 4 is a simplified schematic diagram of an internal structure of aportable electronic device according to another embodiment of thepresent invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the portable electronic deviceprovided in this embodiment of the present invention includes: a display401 that has a touch-sensitive surface; an acceleration sensor 402,configured to obtain an acceleration in a Z-axis direction; a memory403, configured to store an instruction; and a processor 404. Theprocessor 404 invokes the instruction stored in the memory 403 to: whena user interface displayed on the display 401 is a multimediaapplication interface, obtain a touch action that acts on thetouch-sensitive surface, and obtain touch information about the touchaction; recognize an operation behavior according to the touchinformation; and execute the operation behavior, and display a userinterface for the operation behavior on the display 401.

The touch information includes: a grid capacitance value on thetouch-sensitive surface that is generated by the touch action that actson the touch-sensitive surface, a quantity of grids with a non-zerocapacitance value, and an acceleration signal in a Z-axis direction. Therecognizing an operation behavior according to the touch informationincludes: when the grid capacitance value on the touch-sensitive surfacethat is generated by the touch action that acts on the touch-sensitivesurface meets a first preset capacitance value range, the quantity ofgrids with a non-zero capacitance value is less than a preset value, andthe acceleration signal in the Z-axis direction falls within a firstpreset acceleration range, recognizing the operation behavior as a firstoperation behavior.

Specifically, the portable electronic device provided in this embodimentof the present invention may be correspondingly configured to executethe technical solution of the method embodiment shown in FIG. 3.Implementation principles are similar to those of the method embodiment,and details are not described herein.

The portable electronic device provided in this embodiment of thepresent invention includes a display that has a touch-sensitive surface,an acceleration sensor configured to obtain an acceleration in a Z-axisdirection, a memory configured to store an instruction, and a processor.The processor is configured to invoke the instruction stored in thememory to: when a user interface displayed on the display is amultimedia application interface, obtain a touch action that acts on thetouch-sensitive surface, and obtain touch information about the touchaction; recognize an operation behavior according to the touchinformation; and execute the operation behavior, and display a userinterface for the operation behavior on the display. The multimediaapplication interface may be an application interface that displaysvideo recording, video playing, a web page, a blog, a text, and so on,so that the portable electronic device can recognize the operationbehavior according to the touch information, execute the operationbehavior, and display a user interface for the operation behavior on thedisplay. In this way, user operation steps are simplified, andman-machine interaction experience is improved.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a function structure of a displayoperation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.As shown in FIG. 5, the display operation apparatus provided in thisembodiment of the present invention includes: an obtaining module 501,configured to: when a user interface displayed on a display is amultimedia application interface, obtain a touch action that acts on atouch-sensitive surface, and obtain touch information about the touchaction; a recognition module 502, configured to recognize an operationbehavior according to the touch information; and an execution module503, configured to: execute the operation behavior, and display a userinterface for the operation behavior on the display.

The touch information includes: a grid capacitance value on thetouch-sensitive surface that is generated by the touch action that actson the touch-sensitive surface, a quantity of grids with a non-zerocapacitance value, and an acceleration signal in a Z-axis direction.

The recognition module 502 is specifically configured to: when the gridcapacitance value on the touch-sensitive surface that is generated bythe touch action that acts on the touch-sensitive surface meets a firstpreset capacitance value range, the quantity of grids with a non-zerocapacitance value is less than a preset value, and the accelerationsignal in the Z-axis direction falls within a first preset accelerationrange, recognize the operation behavior as a first operation behavior.

Specifically, the display operation apparatus provided in thisembodiment of the present invention may be correspondingly configured toexecute the technical solution of the method embodiment shown in FIG. 3.Implementation principles are similar to those of the method embodiment,and details are not described herein.

The display operation apparatus provided in this embodiment of thepresent invention may include an obtaining module, a recognition module,and an execution module. The obtaining module is configured to: when auser interface displayed on a display is a multimedia applicationinterface, obtain a touch action that acts on a touch-sensitive surface,and obtain touch information about the touch action. The recognitionmodule is configured to recognize an operation behavior according to thetouch information. The execution module is configured to: execute theoperation behavior, and display a user interface for the operationbehavior on the display. The multimedia application interface may be anapplication interface that displays video recording, video playing, aweb page, a blog, a text, and so on. The technical solutions provided inthe embodiments of the present invention allow the display operationapparatus to recognize the operation behavior according to the touchinformation, execute the operation behavior, and display the userinterface for the operation behavior on the display. In this way, useroperation steps are simplified, and man-machine interaction experienceis improved.

FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram of a user interface on a portableelectronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram of another user interface on a portableelectronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.The portable electronic device includes a display, a memory, and aprocessor that is configured to execute an instruction in the memory,where the display has a touch-sensitive surface. As shown in FIG. 6A andFIG. 6B, the user interface on the portable electronic device providedin the embodiment of the present invention includes: a user interface601, used to display a multimedia application. When the user interfacedisplayed on the display 401 is a multimedia application interface, atouch action that acts on the touch-sensitive surface is obtained, andtouch information about the touch action is obtained; an operationbehavior is recognized according to the touch information; and theoperation behavior is executed, and a user interface 602 for theoperation behavior is displayed on the display.

The touch information includes: a grid capacitance value on thetouch-sensitive surface that is generated by the touch action that actson the touch-sensitive surface, a quantity of grids with a non-zerocapacitance value, and an acceleration signal in a Z-axis direction.When the grid capacitance value on the touch-sensitive surface that isgenerated by the touch action that acts on the touch-sensitive surfacemeets a first preset capacitance value range, the quantity of grids witha non-zero capacitance value is less than a preset value, and theacceleration signal in the Z-axis direction falls within a first presetacceleration range, the operation behavior is recognized as a firstoperation behavior. The first operation behavior herein may be agraffiti behavior. The user interface 602 for displaying the operationbehavior on the display may be a user interface for the graffitibehavior.

In this embodiment of the present invention, for example, when abehavior of a cicada on a willow is being recorded, a scenario of thecicada resting on the willow is displayed in the user interface 601 thatis used to display a multimedia application. When a user wants a videoviewer to focus on the cicada in this scenario, the user may drawgraffiti on video frames, that is, circling the cicada. In thisembodiment of the present invention, the user may use the joint to touchthe display 401. The portable electronic device recognizes an operationbehavior according to touch information, that is, in this embodiment ofthe present invention, may recognize the operation behavior as agraffiti behavior, then executes the graffiti behavior, and displays, onthe display, the user interface 602 for the graffiti behavior ofcircling the cicada.

Specifically, the user interface on the portable electronic deviceprovided in this embodiment of the present invention may becorrespondingly used to execute the technical solution of the methodembodiment shown in FIG. 3. Implementation principles are similar tothose of the method embodiment, and details are not described herein.

The user interface on the portable electronic device provided in thisembodiment of the present invention includes a user interface that isused to display a multimedia application. When the user interfacedisplayed on a display is a multimedia application interface, a touchaction that acts on a touch-sensitive surface is obtained, and touchinformation about the touch action is obtained; an operation behavior isrecognized according to the touch information; and the operationbehavior is executed, and a user interface for the operation behavior isdisplayed on the display. In this way, user operation steps aresimplified, and man-machine interaction experience is improved.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a non-volatilecomputer-readable storage medium for storing one or more programs. Theone or more programs include an instruction. When the instruction isexecuted by a portable electronic device including a display that has atouch-sensitive surface, the portable electronic device is enabled toexecute the following events: when a user interface displayed on thedisplay is a multimedia application interface, obtaining a touch actionthat acts on the touch-sensitive surface, and obtaining touchinformation about the touch action; recognizing an operation behavioraccording to the touch information; and executing the operationbehavior, and displaying a user interface for the operation behavior onthe display.

The non-volatile computer-readable storage medium for storing one ormore programs provided in this embodiment of the present invention maybe correspondingly used to execute the technical solution of the methodembodiment shown in FIG. 3. Implementation principles and technicaleffects are similar to those of the method embodiment, and details arenot described herein.

A person of ordinary skill in the art may understand that all or some ofthe steps of the method embodiments may be implemented by a programinstructing relevant hardware. The program may be stored in acomputer-readable storage medium. When the program runs, the steps ofthe method embodiments are performed. The foregoing storage mediumincludes: any medium that can store program code, such as a ROM, a RAM,a magnetic disk, or an optical disc.

Finally, it should be noted that the foregoing embodiments are merelyintended for describing the technical solutions of the presentinvention, but not for limiting the present invention. Although thepresent invention is described in detail with reference to the foregoingembodiments, a person of ordinary skill in the art should understandthat they may still make modifications to the technical solutionsdescribed in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent replacementsto some or all technical features thereof, without departing from thescope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the presentinvention.

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 32. A method, comprising: when a first user interfacedisplayed on a display of an electronic device is a multimediaapplication interface, obtaining, by the electronic device, a touchaction that acts on a touch-sensitive surface of the display, andobtaining touch information about the touch action; recognizing, by theelectronic device, a graffiti behavior according to the touchinformation, wherein the graffiti behavior comprises annotating contentor circling content in the multimedia application interface displayed onthe display; and executing, by the electronic device, the graffitibehavior, and simultaneously displaying, by the electronic device, themultimedia application interface and a graffiti track of the graffitibehavior in the multimedia application interface.
 33. The methodaccording to claim 32, wherein the touch information comprises: a gridcapacitance value, a quantity of grids with a non-zero capacitancevalue, and an acceleration signal, wherein the grid capacitance value isgenerated on the touch-sensitive surface by the touch action that actson the touch-sensitive surface.
 34. The method according to claim 33,wherein recognizing the graffiti behavior according to the touchinformation comprises: when the grid capacitance value meets a firstpreset capacitance value range, the quantity of grids with a non-zerocapacitance value is less than a preset value, and the accelerationfalls within a first preset acceleration range, recognizing the graffitibehavior as a first graffiti behavior.
 35. The method according to claim32, wherein the multimedia application interface displays video, a webpage, a blog, or text.
 36. The method according to claim 32, wherein thetouch action comprises tapping, moving, or flicking.
 37. An electronicdevice, comprising: a display, comprising a touch-sensitive surface; anacceleration sensor, configured to obtain an acceleration; anon-transitory memory, configured to store an instruction; and aprocessor, wherein the processor is configured to invoke the instructionstored in the non-transitory memory to: when a first user interfacedisplayed on the display is a multimedia application interface, obtain atouch action that acts on the touch-sensitive surface, and obtain touchinformation about the touch action; recognize a graffiti behavioraccording to the touch information, wherein the graffiti behaviorcomprises annotating content or circling content in the multimediaapplication interface displayed on the display; and execute the graffitibehavior, and simultaneously displaying the multimedia applicationinterface and a graffiti track of the graffiti behavior in themultimedia application interface.
 38. The electronic device according toclaim 37, wherein the touch information comprises: a grid capacitancevalue, a quantity of grids with a non-zero capacitance value, and anacceleration signal, wherein the grid capacitance value is on thetouch-sensitive surface and is generated by the touch action that actson the touch-sensitive surface.
 39. The electronic device according toclaim 38, wherein recognizing the graffiti behavior according to thetouch information comprises: when the grid capacitance value on thetouch-sensitive surface that is generated by the touch action that actson the touch-sensitive surface meets a first preset capacitance valuerange, the quantity of grids with a non-zero capacitance value is lessthan a preset value, and the acceleration signal falls within a firstpreset acceleration range, recognizing the graffiti behavior as a firstgraffiti behavior.
 40. The electronic device according to claim 37,wherein the multimedia application interface displays video, a web page,a blog, or text.
 41. The electronic device according to claim 37,wherein the touch action comprises tapping, moving, or flicking.
 42. Anon-volatile computer-readable storage medium for storing one or moreprograms, wherein the one or more programs comprises an instruction, andwhen the instruction is executed by a portable electronic devicecomprising a display that has a touch-sensitive surface, the portableelectronic device is enabled to: when a first user interface displayedon the display is a multimedia application interface, obtain a touchaction that acts on the touch-sensitive surface; obtain touchinformation about the touch action; recognize a graffiti behavioraccording to the touch information, wherein the graffiti behaviorcomprises annotating content or circling content in the multimediaapplication interface displayed on the display; and execute the graffitibehavior, and simultaneously display the multimedia applicationinterface and a graffiti track of the graffiti behavior in themultimedia application interface.
 43. The non-volatile computer-readablestorage medium according to claim 42, wherein the touch informationcomprises: a grid capacitance value, a quantity of grids with a non-zerocapacitance value, and an acceleration signal, wherein the gridcapacitance value is on the touch-sensitive surface and is generated bythe touch action that acts on the touch-sensitive surface.